Garden State Italians Want 'Jersey Shore' Silenced

MTV is getting more pressure to cancel its 'Jersey Shore' reality show. The latest criticism comes from the New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus, which says the show promotes derogatory ethnic stereotypes and is "wildly offensive."

In a letter sent Tuesday to the president of Viacom, MTV's parent company, caucus chairman Joseph Vitale asks that the show be immediately taken off the air.

The state lawmakers also have asked advertisers to boycott the show, which focuses on eight tanned 20-somethings and their escapades in Seaside Heights, a popular New Jersey beach town.

On Wednesday, a Viacom spokesman referred a request for comment to an MTV spokesperson, who did not immediately respond. MTV has said its intention is not to stereotype or offend.

They really need to stop whinning...Ive not seen anything on that show that isnt happening amongst all 20 somethings regardless of heritage. If these types of things didnt happen on the Shore there wouldnt be a show to make anyway. Not sure why they are all offended by it.

yyyyaaaaaayyyy just what america need's to be teching the younger generation's wow what great role model's sleezing around with girl's in night club's getting who know's what std's boozing up hookin up with whoever , whenever and wherever woooohooo yay for the jersey shore show. LOSER'S

italian americans are upset because their embarrassing behavior is now shown nationwide by their own peeps....all that needs to be done is to sterilize all the guido/guidettes....like many other groups

The show is funny as hell. I know their not from N.J. ok! They don't have that chemical/cod soapy smell about them like most of N.J. has. But you people from N.J. act worse than most of them do, I know that first hand being from Old Bridge N.J. So stop trying to act like some/most people from N.J. don't act like this because you do.

Oh my God...give it a break. It's a TV show. I'm Italian - an OLD Italian and I think this show is a hoot. We are all so worried about being politically correct, that you can't say or do anything anymore. This show is about kids - wherever they are from - who are at the Jersey Shore for the summer. Kids have been renting houses for years and years down there. Irish kids drunk laying in the streets along with Italian kids back in the day. Some were my friends and we call them the good old days. Did you people forget the 60's????? Those were great times, times before tanning, gels and cell phones. Same stuff went on - only now they call it hooking up instead of "making out". Please....stop all the nonsense and change the channel if you dont like them. Much ado about nothing.